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In a gravelly yet gleeful voice, Weyman narrates this swashbuckling genre-blend of spies, gangsters, and a doomsday machine. The lavish and imaginative story of Joe Spork, a clockmaker out of his depth as he attempts to save the world, is brilliantly realized through Weyman’s attention to inflection, characterization and pacing.

Listen-Alikes:
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. Narrated by Simon Prebble. Sound Library/BBC Audiobooks America.
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde. Narrated by Emily Gray. Recorded Books.
To Say Nothing of the Dog, or, How We Found the Bishop’s Bird Stump at Last by Connie Willis. Narrated by Steven Crossley. Recorded Books.